Chelsy Day

Current job duties consist of reviewing assigned cases to determine medical necessity for long term services and supports. I am on a work group that is developing new and improved training materials and curriculum for Service Coordinators and Reviewers. I also precept new employees to the Reviewer position.

This position involved part time work in the Pediatric Medically Complex Clinic providing patient care, prior authorizations, writing letters of medical necessity, etc and part time work on a HRSA grant as a Care Coordinator to improve and provide a seamless transition for NICU graduates transitioning from the in-patient setting to their homes in the community. I attended NICU rounds in-patient, met with families, coordinated care follow-ups, connected with families once home on, identified needs and areas of risk for readmission.

I started on the mother/baby unit as a nursing assistant and transitioned to the RN role in 2014. This unit was a high-risk, fast-paced unit providing care to mothers and babies including level 2 NICU. I was a core charge Nurse for 6 years responsible for this unit and the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome unit caring for babies going through withdrawal.

• Pulmonary Medical Surgical Unit

This unit was comparable to progressive care. I took care of patients with Tracheostomy, severe COPD, Cystic fibrosis, Tuberculosis, Sickle Cell Crisis, Wounds, PICC lines, feeding tubes. I often floated to our sister unit, the infectious disease unit.

• Patient Care Associate in the Postpartum and Newborn Nursery at UF Health Jacksonville